medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Some recent correspondence prompts me to mention yet again (as I do
periodically) that if anyone is working on wills, inventories or
similar lists of "things" and runs across any mentions of beads
(however spelled) from before about 1700, I would be very grateful for
any information you would be willing to share. Ditto for paintings and
other visual media.
As some may recall, paternoster and rosary beads are something I'm
very interested in and have been researching for several years now (my
blog and website addresses are in the signature line). I'm an
independent and far from full-time scholar, and don't always have the
time, or the access to documents, to find all these things for myself.
And if anyone has a clue what "Item a payre of beades Callyd ffrenche
beanes with x gawdyes of golde" (from the Lisle Letters) might refer
to, I'd be grateful for enlightenment. The ten gauds of gold I get,
but my mental image of "ffrenche beanes" is green stringbeans cut
diagonally, which is certainly not what's intended here ;)
Thank you!
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O Chris Laning <[log in to unmask]> - Davis, California
+ http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com
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